Small Business Lawyer http://www.mcmillanlaw.us/index.php en scott4670@gmail.com Copyright 2007 2007-08-26T18:14:01-08:00 Parlour Enterprises, Inc. v. The Kirin Group, Inc. - Farrell's franchisor obtains a reduction of damages on appeal. http://www.mcmillanlaw.us/index.php/mcmillan/display_article/franchisee_wins_against_franchisor_but_award_reduced_on_appeal/ http://www.mcmillanlaw.us/index.php/mcmillan/display_article/franchisee_wins_against_franchisor_but_award_reduced_on_appeal/ Court of appeal reduces award of damages following an appeal on a jury verdict in favor of a franchisee and against a franchisor. 2007-08-26T18:14:01-08:00 Yield Dynamics, Inc. v. TEA Systems Corporation - trade secret and civil procedure decision. http://www.mcmillanlaw.us/index.php/mcmillan/display_article/yield_dynamics_inc_tea_systems_corporation_trade_secret_statement_decision/ http://www.mcmillanlaw.us/index.php/mcmillan/display_article/yield_dynamics_inc_tea_systems_corporation_trade_secret_statement_decision/ Court of appeal appears to narrow the protection of trade secrets in finding that fragments of computer source code did not constitute a trade secret where the code was not of sufficient quality to have "independent economic value." 2007-08-25T21:17:00-08:00